Axon-Axon Interactions Regulate Topographic Optic Tract Sorting via CYFIP2-Dependent WAVE Complex Function
Authors
Cioni, Jean-Michel
Wong, Hovy Ho-Wai
Kodama, Lay
Publication Date
2018-03-07Journal Title
Neuron
ISSN
0896-6273
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
97
Issue
5
Pages
1078-1093.e6
Type
Article
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Cioni, J., Wong, H. H., Bressan, D., Kodama, L., Harris, W., & Holt, C. (2018). Axon-Axon Interactions Regulate Topographic Optic Tract Sorting via CYFIP2-Dependent WAVE Complex Function. Neuron, 97 (5), 1078-1093.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.01.027
Abstract
The axons of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are topographically sorted before they arrive at the optic tectum. This pre-target sorting, typical of axon tracts throughout the brain, is poorly understood. Here, we show that Cytoplasmic FMR1-Interacting Proteins (CYFIPs) fulfil non-redundant functions in RGCs, with CYFIP1 mediating axon growth and CYFIP2 specifically involved in axon sorting. We find that CYFIP2 mediates homotypic and heterotypic contact-triggered fasciculation and repulsion responses between dorsal and ventral axons. CYFIP2 associates with transporting ribonucleoprotein particles in axons and regulates translation. Axon-axon contact stimulates CYFIP2 to move into growth cones where it joins the actin nucleating WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) in the periphery and regulates actin remodeling and filopodial dynamics. CYFIP2’s function in axon sorting is mediated by its binding to the WRC but not its translational regulation. Together, these findings uncover CYFIP2 as a key regulatory link between axon-axon interactions, filopodial dynamics and optic tract sorting.
Sponsorship
This work was supported by Wellcome Trust Programme Grants ( 085314 , C.E.H.), Wellcome Trust Investigator Award (SIA 100329/Z/12/Z , W.A.H.), European Research Council Advanced Grant ( 322817 , C.E.H.), EMBO Long Term Fellowship ( ALTF849-2013 , J.-M.C.), Cambridge Trust, Croucher Foundation, and Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund (H.H.W.).
Funder references
Wellcome Trust (085314/Z/08/Z)
European Research Council (322817)
Wellcome Trust (100329/Z/12/Z)
Embargo Lift Date
2100-01-01
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.01.027
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/270727
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